What a shame

February 20, 2008

To the editor:

It’s who you know, not what you know.

People will continue to be injured and even killed on a highly dangerous roadway, Route 219 and the Garrett Shortcut, because of ignorance, who you know, or not know, about a stretch of road that has been unacceptable for the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers for over 40 years.

When a promoter from New Jersey comes calling to Harrisburg and gets $44 million of Pennsylvania taxpayers money in a matter of months to build a soccer stadium near Philadelphia, I guess it’s who you know? History shows every major soccer team in Philly has failed.

Those officials who supposedly represent us in Harrisburg should request our tax share they took to build this soccer stadium and the balance necessary to make the $9 million needed by the Southern Alleghenies Transportation Improvement Program. I understand this take away could also jeopardy the loss of matching $45.8 million from our federal government.

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If those who are to look out for our interests in Harrisburg and Washington fail to deliver on this no-brainer one, the election of “2008” is the time to send a message to the government (we seem to be losing). It truly is a time for change.

Our county commissioners need help on this very important (life saving) project, so please take a few minutes to write or phone all state senators, house members, congressmen and U.S. senators and just maybe they’ll say, “It’s who you know,” and they will know you. If you don’t get any satisfaction from them, tell them you’ll pray for them to have a safe journey traveling on old Route 219.